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Jacksonville's Second Season Its First in MAAC

from press release

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- On the heels of an
impressive inaugural season, the JU men's lacrosse team will head
into 2011 with a challenging schedule and the goal of a Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference championship in its first year of
membership.

The Dolphins' season will be highlighted with a game against
Georgetown at EverBank Field in the 'Sunshine Classic' and
showdowns with Denver and Air Force in the Denver Invitational
Tournament.

"We are excited to announce our 2011 schedule," said JU head coach
Matt Kerwick. "Once again, we will compete against some of the best
programs in collegiate lacrosse. Our out of league competition will
prepare us for the rigors of the MAAC schedule at the end of the
season. Hopefully, we will earn the right to compete the first
weekend of May at Canisius while fighting for a NCAA tournament
bid.

"It will also be a great experience for our student-athletes to
kick off the season against one of the top programs in the country,
Georgetown, at EverBank Field, the home of the Jaguars."

After facing Georgetown to start the season on Feb. 20, the
Dolphins will travel to Macon, Ga. to take on first-year program
Mercer on Feb. 23. The team will take a nine-day break from
official play before flying to Denver to play Denver (March 5) and
Air Force (March 6).

Three non-conference rematches from last year will be next on tap
for JU as Robert Morris will head to Jacksonville on March 9 with
the Dolphins then heading north to square off against Mount St.
Mary's (March 13) and Rutgers (March 15).

MAAC play will open with the green and gold making a cold trip up
to Canisius on March 19 with the Dolphins facing Detroit Mercy a
week later at home on March 26. Manhattan will host JU on April 2
before a pair of home games for the Dolphins against Siena (April
9) and Marist (April 16).

JU will close out conference play at VMI on April 24 and will then
host Duke in the final game of the season on April 30.

The MAAC Tournament will be held on the campus of Canisius on May
6-8 and the top four teams in the conference will participate.